Suresh Ray @ Gugal Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3742 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-665 Year-2025 Thana- DARIYAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Suresh Ray @ Gugal Rai S/o Dhirendra Prasad R/o Village- Itwa English, P.S.- Dariyapur, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nalin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Dariyapur P.S. Case No. 665 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 34, 26, 36, 30(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 260 litres of liquor was recovered from plastic drum.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner has no knowledge and concern with the alleged recovery. Learned counsel further submitted that the alleged recovery has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3742 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 made from an open place which is accessible to public at large. Learned counsel therefore, submitted that prima-facie, no case is made out against the petitioner. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the lower court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Dariyapur P.S. Case No. 665 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T